Buffer overflow in PDFResurrect - CVE-2019-14267
Published: July 29, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35653
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14267
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it with the affected software, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
PDFResurrect
Fedora
pdfresurrect
Fedora
pdfresurrect
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14267
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
pdfresurrect - addressed in versions 0.18-1.fc29, 0.18-1.fc30, 0.18-1.fc31
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153767/pdfresurrect-0.15-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/commits/master
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4DBYXYU2VSDJ3NAL54IW2KYD3TZSR33M/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LXN6W5QTNQJ2LFDCQWKYSMMZ3NPUWP3U/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y243C2IFMRFQWHV62JCSHTMQGDDCICNF/